KIIT DU Awarded Prestigious UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status

In another development, KIIT has signed an MoU with UN Volunteers (UNV). This partnership opens a remarkable opportunity for students of KIIT DU to engage with various UN agencies to serve as 'National University UN Volunteers' who will be deployed for various development initiatives within the UN agencies. These opportunities will equip KIIT students with valuable professional experience in international development, shaping their future career paths with proper stipend. This initiative is a first of its kind by any private university in South Asia.

India, 29/07/2024 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - istruzione e formazione)

In another development, KIIT has signed an MoU with UN Volunteers (UNV). This partnership opens a remarkable opportunity for students of KIIT DU to engage with various UN agencies to serve as ' National University UN Volunteers' who will be deployed for various development initiatives within the UN agencies.  . 

Similarly, the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a global leader in fostering international understanding and diplomacy has announced its historic collaboration with the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and KIIT. KISS is the sister concern of KIIT. With the steadfast support of the U.S. Department of State and a score of other partners, over 8,900 leaders in the U.S. and in 129 countries and territories around the world have travelled on our life-changing exchange programs.

With alumni that include prominent figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg , North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper , Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii , and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley , ACYPL has a storied history of influencing international relations and leadership.

Expressing his happiness Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT & KISS (https://achyutasamanta.com/) said that it is a matter of pride that  . KISS has already been awarded with UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status in 2015 and has been continuing with this status till date, he informed.

He has also expressed that KIIT is the only university in South Asia to get UNV status for engaging students for internship. ACYPL is a very prestigious thing for KIIT to engage political diplomats and leaders to visit KIIT & KISS from across the world and have an internship programme, he added.

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